SEPT. 11 DESIGNS

SEPT. 11 DESIGNS; Unlivable Legacy

Published: January 5, 2003

To the Editor:

Re ''The Memorial Would Live in the Architecture'' by Herbert Muschamp [Dec. 22]:

Mr. Muschamp's continuing tirade against any ideas that might actually be pleasing to the public, and his embrace of concepts that are a throwback to the failed architectural ''leftism'' of the 60's and 70's, show how removed he is from any vision that might actually work for downtown New York. His promotion of projects that say more as grand concepts and social engineering than as tangible buildings will leave us with a legacy nobody wants to inhabit.